Vietnam gains good results in applying technical progress in rice production

Vietnam Economy, February 11, 2004

The International Rice Research Institute , International Fund for Agriculture Development, in coordination with Can Tho University, Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute and the foreign and domestic scientists co-organized seminar in Can Tho, on paddy production to pass project of “New technical transfer to increase productivity of rice production in the south and south east Asia”.

According to assessment from foreign experts, Vietnam has gained best results on researching and technology transferring to increase productivity of rice production in the country.

The project with financial support of U$50,000 donated by IRRI has been carried out from 1999 to 2003. Accordingly, good results from the project are being expanded nation wide.